The Fort Sumter House, formerly the Fort Sumter Hotel, at 1 King Street across from White Point Garden, is the tallest building south of Broad Street. In its history some pretty interesting people have stayed or lived there. In 1941, John F. Kennedy, while an ensign in the Navy, was one of those people — and is believed to have had a torrid affair with Inga Arvad, a Nazi spy. Interestingly, once that was discovered, JFK was shipped off to the Pacific and took command of PT-109… and the rest is history.
A local's eye view
